NRS 712.010Short title.This
chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Household Goods and Effects
Storage Act.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1025)

NRS 712.020Legislative declaration.The
Legislature hereby finds and declares that the storage of household goods and
effects in warehouses affects the public interest and the public welfare, and
in the exercise of its police power it is necessary to vest in the Nevada
Transportation Authority the authority to set certain standards as to fitness
and financial stability, and to require certain insurance as a condition for
engaging in such storage business.

1. “Storage of household goods and
effects” means the storage for compensation of the personal household goods and
effects of another where the operator of a warehouse is held out to the public to
provide such storage.

2. “Storage of household goods and
effects” does not include:

(a) The storage of personal household goods and
effects when the owner rents for the owner’s exclusive use separate and
distinct storage facilities from another and the lessor assumes no
responsibility for the care, maintenance or safety of the stored property; or

(b) Personal property consigned to a warehouse
under circumstances described in Section
1 of Article 10 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1025)

NRS 712.040Permit for warehouse required.A
person shall not engage in the storage of household goods and effects without
first having obtained from the Nevada Transportation Authority a warehouse
permit to conduct such service.

(a) Require proof of financial ability to protect
persons storing property from loss or damage, and a showing of sufficient
assets, including working capital, to carry out the proposed service.

(b) Determine that the applicant has sufficient
experience in and knowledge of the storage in a warehouse of household goods
and effects, and the regulations of the Authority governing the storage of
household goods and effects.

(c) Require proof that the applicant carries a
legal policy of liability insurance evidencing coverage against fire, theft,
loss and damage for stored property and effects in an amount not less than the
base release value set forth in the tariff approved by the Authority governing
the transportation of household goods and effects for those articles not
covered by private insurance. Except upon 30 days’ written notice to the
Authority, the insurance must not be cancelled during the period for which any
permit is issued. Failure to keep the insurance in effect is cause for
revocation of any warehouse permit.

(d) Require information showing that the property
to be used for storage of household goods and effects is reasonably suitable
for that purpose. Failure to maintain the property in suitable condition is
cause for revocation of any warehouse permit.

(e) Collect an initial fee for the permit as set
by the Authority according to the gross volume of business in an amount not
less than $25 nor more than $50.

2. On or before January 1 of each year,
the holder of a warehouse permit shall pay to the Authority an annual fee as
set by the Authority pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1.

3. Any person who fails to pay the annual
fee on or before the date provided in this section shall pay a penalty of 10
percent of the amount of the fee plus interest on the amount of the fee at the
rate of 1 percent per month or fraction of a month from the date the fee is due
until the date of payment.

NRS 712.080Disciplinary proceedings; judicial review.The provisions of NRS 703.373 to 703.376, inclusive, relating to revocation
and suspension of certificates, permits and licenses and judicial review
thereof, apply to proceedings to suspend or revoke any permit issued under this
chapter.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1026; A 1983, 970)

NRS 712.090Penalty.Any person
who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted
pursuant to this chapter, is, in addition to any civil penalties which may be
provided, guilty of a misdemeanor.